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Judge Warns Reporters They Face Jail in a Week A federal judge said that he would send reporters from The New York Times and Time magazine to jail in a week if they did not agree to testify before a grand jury about their confidential sources. The grand jury is looking into the possibly unlawful disclosure of the name of a covert C.I.A. agent. In his most extensive comments about their case, Robert D. Novak, the columnist who named the agent, expressed disappointment that the two faced jail. PAGE A18

Queens Race Attack Alleged Three white men set upon three black men in Howard Beach, Queens, beating one with a bat and fracturing his skull, officials said. He was hospitalized in serious condition. The police arrested Nicholas Minucci, 19, and a law enforcement official said he would be charged with first-degree assault as a hate crime. The attack took place mere blocks from the site of the assault in 1986 that set off a racial fury. PAGE B1

The Scent of a Star Celebrities like Donald Trump, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alan Cumming and Britney Spears (below, a bottle of her Curious fragrance) are giving a boost to an industry that has been struggling in recent years. THURSDAY STYLES, PAGE G1

Lavatopia As the pace of development picks up in Hawaii, some homeowners are shunning the conventional residential landscape of lawns and fairways in favor of a more rugged life on, or even under, the foreboding terrain of lava flows. HOUSE & HOME, PAGE F1

Iraqi Shiites Seek Own Region A cadre of powerful, mostly secular Shiite politicians is pushing for the creation of an autonomous region in the oil-rich southern section of Iraq, posing a direct challenge to the nation's central authority. PAGE A16

A Reality Show Canceled ABC Television canceled plans to broadcast a reality show that let white suburban families living on a Texas cul-de-sac decide which of seven families would move into their neighborhood. BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C3